Voluntary Pre Kindergarten
Mission Statement

The First United Methodist Church
has responded to the need in our
community for a quality VPK
Program by offering its facilities
and enrichment experiences to
children in a Christian
environment.  Early Care Center of
the First United Methodist Church
is open to children of all races and
creeds.

It is the goal of the VPK program to
focus on those skills needed for
your child to make a smooth
transition into kindergarten.
The VPK Program

Provides a safe and healthy
environment

Is staffed with loving, qualified
teachers

Encourages early literacy and
creative expression

Provides new learning
experiences

Provides social opportunities

Encourages self-esteem with
positive reinforcements
Programs Hours

Morning VPK Classes:
9:00am - Noon

Wrap Around & Full Time:
7:15am - 5:45pm

Program Costs

VPK Only - No Charge
(With an approved VPK Voucher)


Wrap Around Services - $115 a week
(With an approved VPK Voucher)


VPK with Wrap Around Services -
Annual Registration $225 year


Full Time Camps - $165 a week
Food

Parents provide their child's lunch
which is refrigerated and heated up
at the center.  The center will
provide nutritious snacks for
children receiving wrap-around or
full-time services.
104 S. Pineapple Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34236  | (941) 366-9522 ecc@earlycarecenter.com
Camp Dates
These are dates when VPK is not in
session. There is no class for the 3 hour
children and the full-time rates apply for
the full-time children.

Day Camp
January 19, 2010
March 26, 2010

SPRING BREAK CAMP
March 29-April 1, 2010 (closed April 2nd)

SUMMER CAMP
Summer Camp will run from 7:45am -
5:45pm. Camp will start June 7, 2010
and will run until August 19, 2010.